driven
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++driv·en1 /ˈdrɪvən/ verb x-refthe past participle of drive drive的过去分词driven2 adjective TRY TO DO OR GET somethingtrying extremely hard to achieve what you want 奋发努力的，发愤图强的 He claims he is not a driven workaholic. 他声称自己不是个奋发努力的工作狂。 → as pure as the driven snow at pure(11)
Examples from the Corpus
driven• Gregory pounced on Graham Connell's driven cross ten minutes into the second half.• She felt guilty about nagging but driven to do so.• John is a very driven young man.From Longman Business Dictionary-driven-driven /drɪvən/ suffix1COMMERCEif something is petrol-driven, computer-driven etc, it is operated or controlled by petrol, a computer etcLower interest rates set off computer-driven ‘buy programs’ that sent stocks soaring late in the day.Changes in the regulations will allow the company to sell satellite-driven phone services worldwide.2MARKETINGCOMMERCEif something is market-driven, client-driven etc, the market or the client is the main force or influence on itWe listen to our customers. We are a client-driven firm.In amarket-driven economy, people are forced to invest by the need to make profits.As the PC market has becomeprice-driven, Compaq’s market share has dropped.Japan is less export-driven than in the past. → compare -led, -orienteddriv·en1 verbdriven2 adjectiveChineseSyllable
drive of Corpus the Business participle past
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driven
driv‧en1 /ˈdrɪvən/ 
the past participle of drive
driven2 adjective
trying extremely hard to achieve what you want:
He claims he is not a driven workaholic.
⇨ as pure as the driven snow at pure(11)
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the past participle of drive
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adjectivetrying extremely hard to achieve what you want:
⇨ as pure as the driven snow at pure(11)